Lawmakers, PennEnvironment announce ‘Zero Waste PA’ package to address...
HARRISBURG, April 10 – House lawmakers joined PennEnvironment today to announce a package of bills aimed at addressing single-use plastics, pervasive issues of litter and the various environmental...
View ArticlePennEnvironment honors Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon for championing parks...
[Tinicum, PA]-- PennEnvironment honored Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (Philadelphia and Delaware County) today at the Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum for her ongoing leadership and support...
View ArticlePennEnvironment honors Congresswoman Madeleine Dean for championing parks and...
[Valley Forge, PA]-- PennEnvironment honored Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (Montgomery County) today at Valley Forge National Historic Park for her ongoing leadership and support for protecting parks,...
View ArticlePennEnvironment releases parent resource: 50 environmental activities kids...
[Pennsylvania]--To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, PennEnvironment has released a list of “Fifty environmental activities kids can do at home” as a resource for families across...
View ArticlePennEnvironment Statement: U.S. House passes historic public lands bill to...
Philadelphia, PA – The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to pass the Great American Outdoors Act, a historic conservation bill that will permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund...
View ArticleStatement: Great American Outdoors Act being signed into law is historic
Philadelphia, PA – President Trump today signed the Great American Outdoors Act, which will permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) at $900 million annually and provide $9.5...
View ArticleStatement: Philadelphia bans toxic herbicides
PHILADELPHIA -- City parks and other public spaces throughout Philadelphia will be a lot safer soon after the city council banned the use of toxic herbicides on municipal property. Various provisions...
View ArticleStatement: Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick introduces landmark Arctic National...
Philadelphia, PA -- Representative Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, along with Congressman Jared Huffman of California and Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts, introduced bi-partsian legislation...
View ArticleStatement: Great American Outdoors Act is bringing more nature to Pennsylvania
Philadelphia – Amid a tense election year, deep polarization and a global pandemic, leadership from both aisles of Congress came together last summer to pass a landmark conservation legislation into...
View ArticleNew report outlines key ways to reconnect nature through wildlife corridors
PHILADELPHIA -- As biodiversity in Pennsylvania and around the globe continues to decline, a new report highlights key projects that are working to reconnect nature through “wildlife corridors.” The...
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